United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-12-15 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-222R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R P0b002ee18039ae5c f:d06222r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R GAO-06-222R Cost analysis Data integrity Defense procurement Procurement planning Procurement policy Procurement practices Reporting requirements Unmanned aerial vehicles Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Correspondence A43358

To provide for oversight of cost growth in DOD major defense acquisition programs, Congress passed legislation, commonly referred to as Nunn-McCurdy, which requires DOD to notify Congress when a program's unit cost growth exceeds (or breaches) the latest approved acquisition program baseline by at least 15 percent. If the cost growth has increased at least 25 percent over the baseline, the Secretary of Defense must certify to Congress that (1) the program is essential to national security; (2) no alternatives exist which will provide equal or greater military capability at less cost; (3) new program acquisition or procurement unit cost estimates are reasonable; and (4) the management structure is adequate to control unit cost. On April 13, 2005, the Acting Secretary of the Air Force formally notified Congress that the procurement unit cost of the Global Hawk had increased 18 percent over the baseline estimate. As requested, we are in the process of reviewing the acquisition strategies and requirements for several unmanned aircraft systems, including the Global Hawk. While that work will not be completed for some months, we are issuing this correspondence because we have developed important information on the accuracy and completeness of the Air Force's reporting of the Global Hawk unit cost increase that needs attention. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R.pdf GAO-06-222R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-222R Correspondence GAO-06-222R; Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Global Hawk Cost Increase Understated in Nunn-McCurdy Report; Cost analysis Data integrity Defense procurement Procurement planning Procurement policy Procurement practices Reporting requirements Unmanned aerial vehicles Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Title 10 Section 2432 Title 10 Section 2433 10 U.S.C. 2432 10 U.S.C. 2433 Title 110 Section 2433 110 U.S.C. 2433 Public Law 97-252